Has pandemic response been recalibrated or is MECQ a repeat of the same policies? Medical professionals and healthcare workers' groups had called for a 'timeout' in the pandemic response, urging the government to recalibrate its response to the pandemic. Second Opinion, a separate group of doctors and medical workers, also called for a "medical quarantine", saying the current approach of "militaristic" enforcement is not backed by science. Aside from personnel movement within the DOH, the government has said little about the other items that the healthcare workers raised. We should [not] be socially distant to the plight of our health workers and especially the poor and sick during this pandemic."

Source: Philippine Star August 10, 2020 10:03 UTC